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Frontiers in Education, 2023 While access to quality education in early childhood is an international priority, the characteristics of quality continue to be debated. In the Australian context, differing views on the characteristics of quality may be a result of differing ...
Caroline Cohrssen +3 more
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Zones of participation – a framework to analyse design roles in early childhood education and care (ECEC) [PDF]
CoDesign, 2020 Current research has addressed children’s involvement in codesign from several different perspectives such as empowerment, design thinking, participation, and learning.
Leinonen, Teemu +4 more
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The significance of music in early childhood education and care of toddlers in Finland: an extensive observational study [PDF]
, 2022 The present study investigated the role of music education in early childhood education and care (ECEC) in relation to the daily activities of children ages one to three, i.e. toddlers (N = 918) in Finnish ECEC units (N = 327).
Reunamo Jyrki +2 more
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Early Childhood Education and Care System in Finland
Nauki o Wychowaniu, 2017 In Finland, Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) includes day care arrangements offered to families (care) along with goal-oriented early childhood education (early education and teaching) provided for children prior to transitioning to primary ...
Jenni Salminen
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ECEC in the European Union: analysis and governance of ECEC systems of four Member States
Formare, 2018 This paper explores Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Italy – with a focus on Tuscany – and in three EU Member States, namely Finland, France, and Germany.
Clara Silva +2 more
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Quality of the ECEC Workforce in Romania: Empirical Evidence from Parents’ Experiences
Education Sciences, 2017 The quality of the early childhood workforce is central to service provision in this area, being a major factor in determining children’s development over the course of their lives.
Aniela Matei, Mihaela Ghenţa
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ECEC PROFESSIONALISATION AT A CROSSROAD: REALIZING AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM IN TIME OF REFORMS IN ITALY
Cadernos Cedes, 2023 In Italy, the issue of initial preparation and continuing professional development (CPD) of early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce has become a particularly contentious issue in the light of the recent reform on the institution of the ...
Arianna Lazzari, Lucia Balduzzi
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Language orientations in early childhood education policy in Finland and Norway
Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy, 2021 This article investigates the language orientations in education policy documents for early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Finland and Norway.
Gunhild Tomter Alstad, Pauliina Sopanen
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SAGE Open, 2021 Although the literature is replete with research that indicates the importance of qualified and highly skilled practitioners in the provision of quality Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC), challenges to the retention of highly skilled graduates ...
Ayooluwa Oke +2 more
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Utbildning & Demokrati, 2018 Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) should, according to national policy documents and curricula, promote sustainable development and a sustainable life style.
Ann-Christin Furu +2 more
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